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[Nexus 5 General] john_nt:
I bought a China-brand (in fact I'm from China) wireless charger for about 16$. It does not contain a stock power adapter in package, so I used my Samsung 1A (from gnex) and LG 1.2A (from Nexus 5) adapter for power supply. The charging speed is slightly less than 1% per minute, so I think I can still get my phone charged from 0% to full for about 2 hrs, or 2.5 hrs. It looks that the power from AC adapter did not lose too much.
[Nexus 5 General] takingflight005:
It's been brought up in this thread before, I think, but I'll contribute, anyway: Picked up the Nokia DT900 for about $25 on Amazon. (Got it next day for $3.99 with Prime; gotta love it) and it seems to be working just fine. Granted, I've only used it for one day, but it's been really good about placement. I put it on my nightstand (after getting sick of leaning over the edge of my bed to plug it in every night) and just plopped the phone down on the mat. Worked like a charm. This morning, I took it off and put it back on a few times as I got ready and it was flawless every time. It did heat up a little yesterday during the day, when I was taking it off and putting it back on frequently, charging from about 65% and up and only using mobile data. However, using it last night and this morning had no apparent heat buildup, and that was from 24%. So, I'm not sure what the difference was.

I'm asking for another one for Christmas so that I can either put it on my desk at work or mod it for my car. Not sure how I would power it in the car, yet, with its proprietary power cord. (Probably the only drawback to the thing.)
[Nexus 5 General] sciguy125:
There's been a lot of debate in this thread about the actual charging current. The Qi standard allows "low power" (all current phones) transfers to be up to 5W. The charging circuitry in the phone likely runs on 5v (my assumption because usb is 5V). That gives you a max charging current of 1A. Any Qi system that puts out more than that is violating the standard.

Current Qi systems are about 70% efficient. The efficiency will go down from there depending on a variety of things (bad design, distance, etc). So, in order to get 5W to the battery, the supply for the transmitter needs to be at least 7W. I've heard that efficiencies can drop to 40%, so you'd need a 12.5W supply on the transmitter to "guarantee" max current for charging the battery.
[Nexus 5 General] brooksyx:
I just got my DT-900 last night as well. I bought it to put on my night stand too because I was tired of laying in bed trying to read text or something while its plugged it. Charges just fine with no issues.
[Nexus 5 General] DrunkenOstrich:
Do you (or anyone for that matter) have a recommendation of a good app for viewing the phone's current charging input? I want to also check my other AC adapters and cables to see which ones are "charge only" and which are detecting as "media" (and therefore slower charge).

Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] stuart0001:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.bmw&hl=en :good:
[Nexus 5 General] TheWhiteChallenger:
Is there any type screen or notification that indicates wireless charging? And if so can someone post a screen shot
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
The battery graph says wireless charging
[Nexus 5 General] jt3:
With the stock N5, the only special indicator present with wireless charging is an audible tone when it's placed on the charger. Otherwise, the same indicators for wired charging (the lightning bolt in the battery indicator, and the "charging" label on the lockscreen) are used with wireless too. However, that audible tone won't sound if the phone is above 95% charge when placed on the charger (nor will the phone turn on if it's powered off), even though it is in fact charging. This is by design, to stop the phone from turning on and off repeatedly when it reaches full charge. (You listening, Samsung? This is the correct way to deal with Wireless Charging! The S4 is annoying as Hell when using wireless charging!)

However, as previously mentioned, some apps can indicate the difference, including the included Battery App (in Settings).
[Nexus 5 General] shamima:
As far as i know, the most restriction currently is from the receiver, according to qi standard, the receiver power could reach 5w max, but it normally generate too much heat when charging at 1a on receiver, I doubt Nexus 5 and Nexus 4 could reach 1a charging speed, and the wireless charging kit that i bought for my Galaxy S4 from CHOETECH is also about 700ma current at receiver side, though the transmitter indicates it could work at 1a current.
[Nexus 5 General] hacker903:
I have a Panasonic TM101, when i try to charge my nexus 5 with it. It didn't stop charging when it goes up to 100%. Is this my nexus 5 problem or the charge pad issue? Anyone have the same problem here?
[Nexus 5 General] d_phekt:
I'm experiencing the same thing with my LG WCP-300. Worked perfectly fine with my N4. Have read about others having this issue with other chargers as well. Almost afraid to use it now since I'm not sure if it'll cause battery problems or not.
[Nexus 5 General] hacker903:
I guess it's the nexus 5 problem. Becoz I have a Panasonic QM302 power bank as well. When I charge the QM 302 with the TM101, it stops automatically when it's full.
[Nexus 5 General] Malstrond:
svc power stayon true as root.

See this bug report.
[Nexus 5 General] Embattle:
Voted for it hopefully it'll get a fix rather than me rooting my phone.
[Nexus 5 General] manas_a:
Input Voltage

9W 1.8A AC Adaptor (For use in the United States and Canada only)

Wondering what the input voltage required is. Planning on using outside US.
[Nexus 5 General] rockykoston:
Hi

I have a question since you mentioned "too much heat" and CHOETECH charger.

I bought one of those from amazon for Nexus 5, cost me $30. I was using it and the phone battery used to reach 105F within 8 minutes of charging and then 110F within 15 minutes. Is this normal?

I took it off charging after that, since I felt that it was too hot. Normally usb charging happens at 92F.

1) Is there a normal temprature for wireless charging? I returned that generic chrager and now am planning to buy from Google itself.

2) Any idea how much temperature the Google charger generates in the battery?
[Nexus 5 General] Phantom_11:
Just bought DT910 and it looks pretty good. Dude, do u know how to use the NFC tag in that charger? thx
[Nexus 5 General] theodorebal:
Anyone had experience with the RAVPower 2-in-1 Qi charger? It is advertised that it‘s with a built-in 4800mAh battery pack. I guess I can take it with me and use it to charge my phone without any cables when outdoors.
[Nexus 5 General] IIMaxII:
I use the VU TYLT which chargers my N5 at 750mah
[Nexus 5 General] mith500:
For those interested: Cyber Monday Deal: TYLT VU now available for 50% off

Use coupon code “50off_ty!t” during checkout.

Source: http://www.droid-life.com/2013/12/0...er-tylt-products-are-50-off-with-coupon-code/
[Nexus 5 General] Luxferro:
Does anyone have random wireless charging issues with their N5's?

Sometimes mine either gets really hot, and charges really slow (overnight < 1/2 charge). Or connects and reconnects over and over (depending on which wireless charger you use - I have 4 different brands/models). It dosen't matter if the phone is off or on, or which wireless charger I use, so it happens regardless of OS (software)... So I'm thinking there are bugs, or I have defective hardware.

Other times it works just fine.

edit: actually after skimming through this thread some, I see others complaining sometimes their N5 will get too hot when charging and either not charge, or charge really slow. Seems to be the same issue I have.
[Nexus 5 General] Tuga2010:
My original nexus wireless charger has arrived today. I´ve tried to connect the Nexus 5 to the charger , but it does nothing . I´ve noticed in the charger that a red dot notification is on.

Can some explain me with it isn´t charging and the red notification has any meaning to that efect ?

thanks
[Nexus 5 General] EmperorX:
You don't have it plugged into an adequate power source.
[Nexus 5 General] hithereperson:
Purchased a Tylt VU and using the phone with a yellow Google bumper case, it charges normally but nothing like the cable charging can do, it takes wayyyyyy longer, but it works. Also after reading the thread, I noticed that a lot of guys are complaining about devices getting hot, mine is definitely doing that too, and when it does my charger has a green light so it's supposedly doing the charge correctly. The phone charges almost nothing when this occurs. When it doesn't get hot, it charges at a faster rate. Now I'm wondering if I should RMA =/
[Nexus 5 General] Luxferro:
I really think there is either a flaw in the design, or possibly a bug in the firmware that controls the wireless charging. This happens pretty often on my phone. It happened last night. Put it in the on charger before I wen to sleep, woke up and it only charged like 20% and was really hot. Normally, when not messing up, it charges to full in 2-3 hours. I have like 5 different chargers, so it's not them. Also my Nexus 4 never had these issues.

When it gets in this weird state it will also do it when the phone is powered off. So it has nothing to do with Android. Only thing left is firmware, or the actual hardware.

We need someone to bring this to Google's attention, possible bug report or something.
[Nexus 5 General] takingflight005:
That's odd. I've been using the Nokia DT-900 for a few weeks now without even one issue. I've been charging it nightly, from around 25% battery to around 70% when I first put it down. Charges without incident every night. I even put it on and take it off several times most nights because I'm checking stuff. It only once has increased in temperature, and it was just barely warm, not hot by any scale. I've never timed it, but I think that it would charge fully in 2-3 hours; it seems pretty darn fast with this charger. I just put the Ringke Fusion case on my phone, and it's still working like a charm. I have the white 32GB N5.
[Nexus 5 General] Luxferro:
Yeah, most of the time it works good. but pretty often mine gets in these weird states. That fact that you said it has happened once to your phone is concerning. It shouldn't happen at all.

anyone know any good battery charging apps that give live data about charge/drain rates, ect?
[Nexus 5 General] jt3:
Actually, he said it just barely got warm, which is normal with wireless charging. Getting alarmingly hot, however, isn't. This is usually caused by one of two things. Either the coils aren't lined up quite right (some chargers/receivers are more susceptible than others), or the charger isn't getting the message that the phone is fully charged. At this point, it's supposed to either shut down until the phone hits 95%, or go into "trickle charge" mode, like an AC adapter does, where it attempts to provide just enough power to keep the phone charged, but nothing like the full stream it uses to initially build a charge.

The Tylt Vu chargers have a known issue with overheating. They don't do it all the time, and theories differ as to which of the above issues is happening, but they are known for attempting to bake your phone once in awhile. I've heard more complaints about that one charger than all others combined when it comes to this specific issue. I've never heard of it with the Nokia or Samsung chargers... at least if you ignore those who are using receiver inserts, which introduces a whole other bag of issues.

The bottom line is that the Tylt Vu charger may be nice, but it has a nasty reputation for baking phones, and I'd probably steer clear of it for now, if possible. The Nokia DT-910 offers a good alternative "stand-up" type charger, and doesn't suffer from the same bad reputation. It's my main "overnight" charger, and I've yet to wake up to anything other than a nice, cool, fully charged device.
[Nexus 5 General] Luxferro:
I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with the coils being lined up. 2 of my wireless charges have pretty much exact alignment on placing a phone on them (Tylt Vu and LG WCP-300). I have an Tylt Vu, LG WCP-700, LG WCP-300, and a Panasonic QE-TM101. When the phone gets in this state it does this on all of them.

It seems wireless charging still needs some work in future development. The devices should be smart enough to know what is going on, and if the battery is over a certain temp it should disable charging.
[Nexus 5 General] EmperorX:
I have not had a single instance of overheating from the official Google/Nexus Qi charger. I also haven't heard any reports of anyone having this happen... The Tylt Vu issue has been described as being scorching hot (can't hold your phone) and potentially dangerous.
[Nexus 5 General] hotleadsingerguy:
Nope, you're incorrect. Lithium Ion batteries prefer staying in the 80-85% range. There's nothing wrong with keeping them plugged in pretty much whenever you can. It will cause no degradation to keep it plugged in overnight (or other prolonged periods).
[Nexus 5 General] takingflight005:
That is indeed exactly what I was saying. Hell, even on this and other phones they sometimes heated up just a tiny bit while using a cord! It just usually depended on how low the battery was. A smartphone is never going to be cool 100% of the time; it depends on its usage. I've even gotten a little more relaxed about the placement on the DT-900 (off to the side, rotated at various angles, etc.) and still no issues. Any issues sound specific to that phone itself, not the software or the manufacturing process.
[Nexus 5 General] EcPercy:
I bought a Zens universal dual plate charger. This one is working well for both my N5 and my gf N4. It seems to take around 3-4 hours to fully charge the phone.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=430153987&pf_rd_i=468294
[Nexus 5 General] vs0587:
For all Italy/France users............. ;) Just arrived at home...

Italy/France because google ship the IT/FR version.......

FYI: there is a red led in the centre of the wireless charger..
[Nexus 5 General] Lokitez:
I've been using my official Nexus charger for a few weeks now. Without a case on, it works flawlessly and is easy to activate the charging. With a case, which is currently a Cruzerlite Spi-Force (i.e. thick), it has more issues. I have to take off the stand piece of the case for the charger to engage and it's a bit more difficult to place to engage the charging. However, I leave my phone on the charger overnight and have no issues at all with heat. One night, I guess I missed the spot, as the phone hadn't charged, but this hasn't been a repeat issue.

At work, I have a Tylt Vu on my desk that I've been using for a few days. It can charge the phone through the full case and engages every time, without fidgeting. The phone does get warmer than with the Nexus charger. I would characterize it as a warmth that a cat would love, but nothing that makes me concerned for the phone's health.

I will note that my wife has a Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 and has difficulty getting either to charge on the Nexus charger (she has an official flip case for the Nexus 7 and a Ringke Slim for the Nexus 4).

I'm going to leave my phone on the Tylt Vu today without the case on, just to see how arm it gets from trickle charging.
[Nexus 5 General] BinkXDA:
Good to know/thanks. I would have assumed there would have been little difference in terms of different chargers working with different cases, but this proves this is not the case.
[Nexus 5 General] ronskian:
Vibrate once when charging wirelessly?

Hi there,

I'm wondering if you guys are aware of any method to get the phone to vibrate once when the nexus 5 has been properly set onto the charging pad. At the moment, I have all notifications turned off (silent) because I have a metawatch. I'd like to keep it this way, but i'd also like some type of feedback when I put the phone on the charger (other than having the screen turn on... which doesn't happen all the time).

Any ideas?

Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] EmperorX:
Tasker?

Liglflow / charging LED?

---------- Post added at 08:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:04 PM ----------

Lightflow *
[Nexus 5 General] cables2590:
What is too much heat... My phone was charging for an hour and reached 104° is that dangerous for the battery..
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
Trigger and an NFC tag
[Nexus 5 General] ronskian:
Done with tasker, turn on nofications > vibrate > turn off notifications. Works like a charm when monitoring the state of 'power'.

Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] UCLAKoolman:
Using a Tylt Vu on my desk at work ($35 on black friday), and a Nokia DT-900 on my nightstand. Haven't had any issue with either charger. Prefer the Tylt at work so I can see who is calling/texting.

Have had my N5 sitting on the Tylt for ~6-8 hours/day every day for the past week. Haven't had ANY issues with it making the phone hot to the touch. It gets just about as warm as it does resting on the Nokia one.
[Nexus 5 General] NotFromMountainView:
Well I finally got my generic Korean charging orb and it's almost what I was hoping for...

The good news first: Phone stays really cool on the charger!

But. Demand of the phone with Daydream (Dashclock but that shouldn't matter) is greater than I'm getting from the orb -- at least with a simple single-layer S-line TPU case. Yes, rather than charging the phone slowly but surely drains, defeating the whole idea of having it handily visible by my bed. :(

I haven't had a chance, yet, to test without case, but the convenience factor will really crash if I have to unpack the phone every night. The other bug is that in the case the phone tends to slide off the charger so there's also that. I have other, 'better' cases on the way (Slim Armor & a bunch of Cruzerlites) but I'm really liking the feel of the cheap S-line & if it won't charge through 1 layer of TPU I can't see how it'll do better through dual layers of the Slim Armor.

I know Chinese/Korean generics are a crapshoot, but others have used these with the N5 and there are lots of reports of success with cases on just about every charger.

I'm wondering if maybe there's something else buggy with the daydream demand as it not just keeps the screen alive, but system fully awake. Right now I'm getting a bit better than 1% /4 min - in the case with screen off. Not good, but enough for overnight if it could handle daydream at the same rate.

Edit/Update: I've just given it about 90 minutes on the orb - naked and no significant improvement. I guess the good news is that the case isn't a problem and the bad is that this charger is just not up to the task. The power source for the orb is 1A, while stock USB charger is 1.2A so I'm wondering if I could just give the orb more juice...or might that be ineffective / toast the phone / burn down my house?
[Nexus 5 General] sbslammer:
In case anyones interested the Nokia dt900 is on sale at att online for 13 or so. A great deal and it works flawlessly with my n5
[Nexus 5 General] Migamix:
i got the TYLT, its nice, it works, but holy frell, did my phone get hot while charging 127+° i dont consider that tolerable as its the high temps of my Gnex trying to fight for signal at my last job that killed every battery, (both of my 3800mAh batteries get less time than the stock extended now)

so how did i get it to stop getting so hot, im on CM for now, and used trickster to throttle , this seems to help the high heat issues, but i cant tell if thats what is making my music stutter while playing ingress.

wish the TYLT had a low power mode because of the high temp issue , i cant trust it as a night stand charger.

stick with the Choetech charger , it seems to be much more trustworthy
[Nexus 5 General] Mr. Sprinkles:
Got a TYLT as well a little after that post. Yeah, it can get alarmingly hot. It only seems to happen when the battery is really low or I'm downloading something big over WiFi though.

I'm going to keep using it, but if it ever gets so hot that the phone shuts off and my alarm doesn't wake me up, I'll get rid of it.
[Nexus 5 General] EnricoIT:
I see it being $24.95.....on which website did you see it at 13 bucks? Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] hithereperson:
I can't confirm or deny anything because I haven't done any scientific tests, but I RMA'd my device. I am now on my fourth device and hoping that it won't happen. After the update to 4.4.2 it wasn't getting hot any more. I don't know whether they updated the firmware of the power control unit as you've suggested. maybe they did.
[Nexus 5 General] stuartmc:
I have the same one. It works flawlessly - charges fast, stays cool!
[Nexus 5 General] djlah:
looking for flip cover...

Hi all,

I'm using google official nexus wireless charging pad. due to my current flip cover casing too thick, I have to remove the flip cover every time when wireless charging.... is there any slim flip cover works in wireless charging?
[Nexus 5 General] Enddo:
A battery dwelling above 30°C (86°F) is considered elevated temperature

source

be careful with your wireless charging guys. this heat is not good for your battery
[Nexus 5 General] thfreedumb:
I'm pretty sure 30c is fine for these batteries as they can take more heat than regular lithium batteries. However, you should not be over 40c for a prolonged time. I don't use my phone while charging do mine is usually around 33c on the wireless charger
[Nexus 5 General] Enddo:
source?

edit - exactly, no source. please stop making things up and encouraging users to put unneeded wear on their batteries
[Nexus 5 General] bland.life:
Got the Nilkin Magic Disk.

Input is 5V/2A and output is 5V/1A.

It does not come with an adaptor, using the Nexus 7 2012 adaptor with it.

It charges 10% in 50mins (90% to 100%).

Nexus 5 is in Ringke Fusion casing and running ClockPlus Daydream at 150 brightness.

With screen off, qi charger charges 19% in 53mins (81% to 100%).

When charged via USB its 10% in 32 mins (90% to 100%).

All charges are done with Nexus 7 2012 adaptor and cable.
[Nexus 5 General] sgp77:
Display won't turn off when charging wirelessly

I'm having a strange issue with wireless charging: My display turns on when I set my Nexus 5 on the charger, and it doesn't turn off. It will only turn off if I press the power button. I'm completely stock, unrooted. The other night I didn't notice, and the screen was on all night.

I have screen timeout set to 2 minutes, and stay awake unchecked in developer options. Using the Nokia charger.

Had another Nexus 5 that I had to exchange because of a warranty issue with the display. That one worked fine.

Anyone with this problem or any ideas how to fix it?
[Nexus 5 General] pcloadletter1:
BTW, the Nexus 5 has a lithium polymer battery, not quite the same, but they do like to be topped off.
[Nexus 5 General] altimax98:
Check developer settings keep screen on while charging/USB plugged in... sometimes that's it
[Nexus 5 General] sgp77:
Thanks. Stay awake is unchecked.
[Nexus 5 General] dxreed:
The LG QuickCover for Nexus 5, available from the Google play store has worked well for me with the Nexus Wireless Charger. It's a bit expensive, but it's a great case and you don't have to remove it from your Nexus 5 for wireless charging.
[Nexus 5 General] Pizzalover83:
Anybody using a wireless charger have a cruzerlite case? Does it charge OK or do u have to take it off?
[Nexus 5 General] CRIME INC.:
A bit off topic but anyone have the wallpaper in the op? The KitKat one that says nexus 5

sent from my HAMMERHEAD neXus
[Nexus 5 General] katsuru:
Thats The screen protector which comes from factory
[Nexus 5 General] RainMotorsports:
Most definitely is. You can tell by the camera and sensor cut outs.
[Nexus 5 General] marcusva79:
Damn I was about to ask the same thing.
[Nexus 5 General] qwahchees:
Works great with my Nexus 4 charger. I love it.
[Nexus 5 General] maidenboston:
can it charge with a case on the nexus 5?